If I could rate this place a zero I would. I contacted them on the recommendation of my Johns…read moreHopkins Sleep disease specialist. I have Willis-Ekbom disease. It a neurological disease where when at rest my legs and something other parts of my body experience pain, and the pain can only be relieved by moving my legs or those other body parts, like arms/torso, etc. The pain is severe once it starts and the only relief is movement, and a human body cannot sleep while moving their legs or arms etc. As a result, a person who has the severe form of this disease, like I have, does not get any sleep. On top of this disease, I have severe chronic fatigue. I am being prescribe methadone for the pain and my Sleep Specialist said for me to seek Psychiatric help to see about being prescribe an amphetamine for the Chronic fatigue. The chronic fatigue is so bad it effects every in my life. I can't even drive to work it's so bad. I called Columbia Mental Health Services and they assigned me to a nurse practitioner named Phanedra. I worked with her for 7 mons, providing her with my full medical history getting all the tests done that she required. After all that she tells me because she is leaving the practice and because my father died of a heart attack at age 67 and my mother, who is 90 years old and going strong, has a pace maker, she cannot prescribe the amphetamine. WTH!!!!! I wasted 7 mos of my life and wasted hundreds of dollars only for the nurse practitioner to leave and drop the ball. She could have past my case onto a colleague who could have reviewed it and prescribed the medication but no!....she just wasn't comfortable with prescribing the medication snice she was leaving the practice. This place was HORRIBLE!!!! After finding out about my severe and serious sleep and neurologist disease and the severe chronic fatigue, the nurse practitioner should have transferred my case to an actual doctor who wasn't going to leave in 6 mos Dont trust this place to help you! Find some place better!!!! signed "Disillusioned"

Fantastic experience so far, I've been working with a Dr virtually for over a year now. The app…read moreworks well, no issues ever contacting my doctor and payment via the app is easy to use as well. My Rx gets sent to CVS immediately after we meet each month. My Dr spends the full 1/2 hour with me and I'm doing really well these days. :-) Please don't let location be your barrier to exploring mental health care. Virtual care can work just as well!

Dr. Fuertes has been seeing my child for almost 3 years and we think she is wonderful! She takes…read morethe time to talk to you and then listens to what you have to say, which is appreciated as it happens so infrequently with doctors. We can't recommend her enough!

Professionally, I have worked with many child psychiatrists over the years, so the bar was set…read morepretty high when seeking one for my own children. Dr. Fuertes is one the most kindest, compassionate, and supportive doctors I've ever met. She asks all the right questions and actually listens and reflects on not only what the parents have to say but especially what the child has to say. It is a hard decision to medicate a child, and Dr. Fuertes takes parents' concerns very seriously. But the reality is a low dose of a medication can go a long way in helping alleviate the symptoms of a child and greatly improve their lives and those around them. I would follow Dr. Fuertes to the ends of the earth to treat my children, and I recommend her to everyone I know.

I have been seeing Dr. Mowatt for the better part of a decade and a half now. She has always been…read morepatient, kind, and understanding. I haven never felt judged in a negative way and when she does express concern about my choices, etc. there is usually reason for me to pause and consider my decision making process. I trust her more than anyone and I as long as she's practicing she will be the only doctor I trust with my psychiatric care.

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Worst office ever with the most uneducated, unempathetic office staff. I've been with this office…read morefor two months and have had to call no less than 4 times for each prescription refill, which were supposed to be sent in after my last appointment. When I do call I get passed around to reception staff who just mockingly say they understand. NO Lisa, apparently you don't or I wouldn't be calling again.

Worst response time I've ever encountered using the Patient Portal! I will call them from now on…read more I will not fill out forms on it anymore either. They can input it themselves. Although the doctor I have is excellent, the whole administration staff and processes stink

I've been seeing Dr James Park for almost a year now, and while having never met in person, our…read morevirtual sessions and appointments have been really beneficial and meaningful to me. He's a no nonsense, straight-to-the-point kinda doctor and everyone can use one of those in their lives. He actually listens and takes my input into consideration, amenable where need be. Scheduling is easy, insurance is accepted, with virtual sessions currently offered. How's THAT for destigmatizing mental health?! :)

Dr. George is incredibly compassionate, kind, and throughout. She understands my chronic illness…read moreand treats me accordingly. I had started to give up hope, until I met Dr. George! My chronic illness is also an invisible one. It was so nice and refreshing to meet someone who truly understands what I go through on a daily basis. I would highly recommend Dr. George!

Anderson was incredibly rude, victim-blamey, and patronizing. She is very sex negative and judged…read moreme for having had more than 3 partners over the course of my life.

AVOID AVOID AVOID I…read moresaw Dr. Anderson for a year, solely because she took my insurance. When I dropped her, I was so desperate for real help that I went to another (wonderful!) psychiatrist that didn't take insurance. Dr. Anderson treated me like a child. Numerous times I tried to explain to her that I felt the diagnosis I'd received from previous doctors was wrong, and that I needed to be reevaluated. She refused and told me my diagnosis didn't matter, because "we treat symptoms". Actually, it does matter, because it turns out I *do* have the diagnosis I believed I did, and nearly everything she was doing to treat me is either known to be ineffective or make things worse. The "nail in the coffin" was when, at my last appointment, she forgot why she prescribed me something. I reported that the drug she had prescribed a month earlier seemed to be helping me feel a little better. She looked at me like I was stupid, and told me she'd only given me that to help me sleep. Then she prescribed another drug that made me miserable again. She is rude, irresponsible, and cannot possibly care about her patients. She would often take a while to return my calls, but was lightning fast at billing my insurance.

I have trusted Dr. Milan Joshi for over 25 years, he has helped me navigate my mental difficulties,…read moreI will miss him if he retires or dies. The only thing I regret is him passing me to a younger associate with limited experience, but how would you get that without the doing. When needed he has referred my family to professionals in his practice in areas like relationships, personal crisis, or life's travails. No one is perfect when it comes to dealing with the human psyche but as I said it takes time to build experience. Personally I have never experienced any real negative attributes when it comes to his staff, so yes, I recommend he and his staff.

I have been going to Joshi & Merchant for many years and I have always felt welcomed and grateful…read morefor their care. They have an outstanding team and I have never had a reason to go elsewhere. I began my work with Dr. Joshi who was always sensitive and kind, truly cared about his patients. I have been working with Praveena for the last few years and she is phenomenal - kind, caring, a calming presence. And she knows her stuff. I was surprised to see the negative reviews, but all practices go through growing pains. I'm sorry some folks got caught up in it. Thankfully, all of those reviews are years old and I hope current patients feel otherwise.

Fantastic, knowledgeable, personable. As a relatively new client of Dr.Padder he is easy to talk to…read moreand reach, easy to understand. Professional.